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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom left Wednesday night's game against Toronto in the first period with an upper-body injury, according to coach Mike Yeo. Backstrom, starting his first game since Oc...

Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has left the team's road trip after suffering a "hamstring or groin-related" injury late in the team's 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

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The Detroit Red Wings have placed Patrick Eaves on waivers.

Counted on by Columbus to be the team's driving offensive force, sniper Marian Gaborik has instead been playing his way out of town.

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets coach Claude Noel says he has faith the worst power play in the league will improve. In 71 tries, the Jets (9-9-2) have managed to score only six goals this season. Noel agrees it would be hard f...

MONTREAL - The Detroit Red Wings may soon be calling their coach Doctor Babcock. McGill University announced Thursday that it will bestow an honorary degree on Wings coach Mike Babcock at its fall convocation ceremonies ...

PLYMOUTH, Mich. - The loss of a pair of key 19-year-old players has the Plymouth Whalers treading water this Ontario Hockey League season. The perennial OHL contenders are off to a middling 8-12-1 start, putting them fou...

Mike Babcock has had hundreds of players call him coach in over two decades behind the bench, but as of Nov. 25 they can call him something new. Doctor Babcock. The Detroit Red Wings coach will receive an honorary doctor...

The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Patrick Eaves on waivers.

    

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings have placed Patrick Eaves on waivers. The move was made Thursday, giving teams in the league a day to claim the 29-year-old forward. Detroit coach Mike Babcock says the Red Wings hope Eave...

    

Two of the Western Conference's top teams will square off Thursday in the Windy City, as the Chicago Blackhawks host the Phoenix Coyotes in a showdown at the United Center.

A pair of teams leading their respective conferences in points will meet Thursday in Tampa, as the Lightning welcome the Anaheim Ducks for a showdown at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

The Los Angeles Kings will be without their franchise goaltender on Thursday when they continue a four-game road trip against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.

The Boston Bruins will try to match their longest winning streak of the season when they host the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets in Thursday's clash at TD Garden.

The Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues have shown this season just how important getting the first goal can be.

The Calgary Flames hope to snap their longest losing streak of the season on Thursday night when they play host to the Dallas Stars.

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Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety Thursday afternoon for a hit on Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center. At 7:07 of...

We analyze the New York Islanders' rebuild and how they're creating a culture of winning as they get ready for a move to Brooklyn -